--- a/meson.build	2025-11-18 01:14:12.000000000 -0600
+++ b/meson.build	2026-03-29 15:09:28.505104620 -0500
@@ -158,6 +158,12 @@
 #endif // 0
 pkglibdir = libdir / 'elogind'
 
+# If libexecdir collapses to libdir, keep private executables under pkglibdir
+# so they don't collide with the private library directory itself.
+if libexecdir == libdir
+        libexecdir = pkglibdir
+endif
+
 #if 0 /// UNNEEDED by elogind
 # install_sysconfdir = get_option('install-sysconfdir') != 'false'
 #endif // 0